Telefunken Magnetophon M5
Contributed by bart DeRuiter on Feb 8th, 2025. Artwork published in
circa 1955
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Photo: bart DeRuiter. License: All Rights Reserved.
In Amsterdam’s excellent music recording studio IJland, a Telefunken Magnetophon M5 broadcast or studio deck is used to “glue” digital audio mixes together by using old hardware. It has a magic touch with music production.
The Magnetophon tape recorder was one of the first recording machines to use magnetic tape in preserving voice and music. The brand name Magnetophon – introduced in 1935 by AEG and later continued by Telefunken – became the generic word for the tape recorder in a lot of languages. On this device, it’s shown in outlined script letters based on Signal.
Photo: bart DeRuiter. License: All Rights Reserved.
Photo: bart DeRuiter. License: All Rights Reserved.
Photo: bart DeRuiter. License: All Rights Reserved.
1 Comment on “Telefunken Magnetophon M5”
Thanks, Bart! Signal was used for several other models, too, both by the AEG and the Telefunken brands. On many, the Magnetophon name wasn’t shown in outlined painted letters, but as a raised nameplate.
Samuel Tristán (CC BY-NC-ND)
See also the AEG Magnetophon 74 and the Telefunken Magnetophon 85.